Patents by Inventor Mark Stephen Brown

Mark Stephen Brown has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Workflow management to automatically load a blank hardware system with an operating system, products, and service
    Patent number: 8103863
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a workflow for assembling a data processing system according to a specific customized software configuration. An installation request from a remote data processing system is received. The installation request comprises an identity associated with the remote data processing system. An order associated with the identity is retrieved. A process configuration based on the order is determined. A system image associated with the process configuration is retrieved, forming an associated system image. The associated system image is transferred to the remote data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Stephen Brown, Grant Douglas Miller
  • Workflow Management to Automatically Load a Blank Hardware System with an Operating System, Products, and Service
    Publication number: 20090077366
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a workflow for assembling a data processing system according to a specific customized software configuration. An installation request from a remote data processing system is received. The installation request comprises an identity associated with the remote data processing system. An order associated with the identity is retrieved. A process configuration based on the order is determined. A system image associated with the process configuration is retrieved, forming an associated system image. The associated system image is transferred to the remote data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Stephen Brown, Grant Douglas Miller